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Virtual desktops.

Managed cloud desktops streamed to any device — secure, persistent and provisioned in minutes.

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Overview

Persistent, managed desktops in the cloud, streamed to any device — so sensitive work and heavy tooling run inside your boundary while the endpoint stays thin, provisioned and de-provisioned by policy.

Where it sits
Category
Compute
Deployment
Managed → air-gapped
Governance
IAM · encryption · audit
How it works

Three steps to running.

01
Build an image

Define a golden desktop image with the tools your team needs.

02
Assign

Give users persistent desktops or a pooled, non-persistent fleet.

03
Stream

Users connect from any device; nothing sensitive lands on the endpoint.

What you get

Virtual desktops, in full.

Stream anywhere

Full desktops to laptops, tablets and thin clients.

Persistent or pooled

Dedicated desktops or pooled non-persistent fleets.

GPU options

Accelerated desktops for CAD, 3D and ML work.

Data stays put

Nothing lands on the endpoint; data stays in the boundary.

API-first

Provision it in a few lines.

Every service is reachable from the same SDK, CLI and infrastructure-as-code — one identity, one bill, one audit trail across the whole catalog.

# Provision virtual desktops on Aether Cloud
aether compute create \
  --service virtual-desktops \
  --name app \
  --region us-1 \
  --deploy managed   # or vpc | on-prem | air-gapped
Specs

At a glance.

Mode
Persistent + pooled
GPU
Optional, for CAD / 3D / ML
Endpoint
Any device, thin
Data
Stays in the boundary
Provisioning
Minutes
Use cases

Built for real work.

01

Secure remote work

02

Contractor & BYOD access

03

GPU workstations on demand

Why one platform

On one model, not stitched together.

The usual stack runs virtual desktops in one product, the model in another and the data in a third — and the seams between them are the cost. Aether Cloud runs it on the same platform that serves the model, governs your identity and deploys into your boundary, with the rest of the catalog one hop away.

One platform

No stitching a vector DB to one place, a warehouse to another and a model to a third — virtual desktops sits next to the rest of the catalog, one identity, one bill.

The model is here

The provider that runs Aether runs your virtual desktops — so the data and the model never leave the same governed boundary to talk to each other.

Built on demand

Need a capability that isn’t here yet? The model writes and deploys it into the same boundary — the catalog is a starting point, not a ceiling.

FAQ

Good to know.

How does this compare to virtual-desktop services or virtual-desktop services?

Managed cloud desktops with persistent and pooled options — keeping sensitive work and data inside your boundary, on the same platform as the model.

Can I get GPU desktops?

Yes — accelerated desktops for CAD, 3D and ML workstations on demand.

Where does data live?

In the boundary — the endpoint streams pixels, so nothing sensitive lands on the device.

Deploy anywhere

Your boundary, your choice.

Managed
Your VPC
On-prem
Air-gapped / sovereign

Run Virtual desktops on Aether Cloud.

Managed cloud desktops streamed to any device — secure, persistent and provisioned in minutes. Deployable managed, in your VPC, on-prem or fully air-gapped — talk to us about the configuration your workloads and your boundary require.